Disclosure of Grant and Contribution Awards Over $25,000
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On 21 October 2005, the Government announced its commitment to proactively
disclose the awarding of grants and contributions over $25,000 as part of its
Management Improvement Agenda.
This Web site provides information on grants and contributions awarded by the
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
Beginning on 31 May 2006, and every three months thereafter, this Web site
will be updated to include information on grants and contributions awarded in
the previous fiscal year quarter.
The rules and principles governing government grants and contributions are
outlined in the Treasury Board
Policy on
Transfer Payments. Transfer payments are transfers of money, goods, services
or assets made from an appropriation to individuals, organizations or other
levels of government, without the federal government directly receiving goods or
services in return, but which may require the recipient to provide a report or
other information subsequent to receiving payment. These expenditures are
reported in the
Public Accounts of Canada. The major types of transfer payments are grants,
contributions and 'other transfer payments'.
Included in this category, but not to be reported under proactive disclosure
of awards, are (1) transfers to other levels of government such as Equalization
payments as well as Canada Health and Social Transfer payments. (2) Grants and
contributions reallocated or otherwise redistributed by the recipient to third
parties; and (3) information that would normally be withheld under the
Access to Information Act and the
Privacy Act.
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